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Practitioners have very little research to inform them about which kinds of case management or combinations of services keep neglected children safe and contribute to improved outcomes. Given that cases of neglect often need long-term interventions, the aim of this seminar is to help to fill knowledge gaps about how neglected children are assessed and managed over time and what leads to good outcomes.
Elaine will discuss her recent research study, in which she and Eleanor Lutman followed up a cohort of neglected children who had been looked after and reunified with a parent. They examined the case management, interventions and outcomes of this consecutive sample of neglected children for five years from when the children returned home and they also looked back to the point of first referral to children's social care services to see how cases progressed over time and what processes are in play in long-term work with children and their families.
The study also investigated which factors are related to good outcomes for neglected children at the five year follow-up point and explores, through in-depth interviews with social workers, how far parents and children engage with professional interventions, the issues in cases of neglect which make the work more complex and the key elements of good practice in this demanding area of work.
Attendance is free to members of Making Research Count at the Universities of Bedfordshire and King's College London. For non- members, the cost is £95 per person.
Places are limited so you will need to book by 7 March 2012- through your agency's Learning and Development Department or via email to mrc@beds.ac.uk or by telephoning (01582) 743085.
Confirmation of your booking will be sent by email. Joining instructions will be issued one week before the event.
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Cara Senouni
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Making Research Count
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University of Bedfordshire
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Research» Institute of Applied Social Research» Making Research Count» MRC Upcoming events» Friday 11 May 2012 'Working with Neglected Children and their Families: Practice Challenges and Long-Term Outcomes' - Professor Elaine Farmer
